Draconator Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Yeah, RIGHT!!! http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2278077 Brees suffers torn labrum, faces four-month rehab Associated Press SAN DIEGO -- Chargers quarterback Drew Brees has a torn labrum in his right shoulder and plans to have surgery as quickly as possible. Brees dislocated the shoulder in Saturday's home loss to the Denver Broncos. The team suspected then that he had a torn labrum, which was confirmed during an MRI on Sunday. The fifth-year pro plans to get a second opinion from noted orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala. "Obviously I'd like to get this thing operated on as soon as possible," Brees said Monday. "We're all very optimistic. The doctors are very optimistic, saying that this is something that they've seen before, done before, It shouldn't be a big deal." Brees anticipates a four-month rehab. Brees was hurt late in the second quarter Saturday. He dropped back to pass in his end zone and was blindsided by safety John Lynch, who knocked the ball loose. Brees dived for the ball and defensive tackle Gerard Warren landed on him. "In order for it to be dislocated, some other things are going to have to give way. The labrum was the thing that kind of gave way," Brees said. "I feel like I'm going to come back better than ever. In my mind, I don't think anything's changed. I'm serious." Brees' injury could complicate the Chargers' decision on their quarterback surplus. Brees played this year under an $8 million, one-year contract as the team's "franchise" player, while backup Philip Rivers has four years left on his contract. Rivers replaced Brees on Saturday and led the Chargers on their only scoring drive. Brees led the Chargers to the AFC West title in 2004, but regressed some this season. The Chargers (9-7) missed the playoffs for the ninth time in 10 seasons. My prediction (and you can't spell prediction without d-i-c), Brees will be out until the 4th to 6th game of the 2006 season. Torn Labrum's require a minimum of 6 months, just to get the strength back to throw. Then it's getting your accuracy back, getting back into football shape. 4 month rehab is a pipe-dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailog80 Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 He shouldn't have been playing IMHO. I thought they would've tried to showcase Rivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadBuffaloDisease Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 He shouldn't have been playing IMHO. I thought they would've tried to showcase Rivers. Seeing the results, I'm sure they didn't WANT to play Rivers, to at least preserve the notion that he's worth trading a 1st rounder for. He might prove to be in time, but if I were a GM, I'd have a hard time selling my owner on the idea of trading a 1st for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMMER07 Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Brees and the rest of the Chargers played as Schottenheimer had a huge bonus on the line. 10 wins would have gotten him a several hundred thousand dollar bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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